1:24 Nissan KHGC211 Skyline HT2000 Turbo GT-E.S '81

The real subject

The Nissan Skyline of the C211 type is a Japanese vehicle of the turn of the 1970s and 1980s, built in a sedan body as well as in the angular two-door hardtop body which the abbreviation HT in the name designates. The version with a turbocharged engine, that is Turbo, belonged at the time among the sharpest things a Japanese customer could get from the brand. It is precisely the Skyline generation of these years that has a strong collecting following today and has held its place in the modeling range for a long time.

What the kit contains

This is an unassembled plastic kit in 1:24 scale, that is in the size in which passenger cars are built most often and in which the interior and the engine compartment can be taken all the way. The extent of the parts, the number of printing variants and the details of the build are given in the instructions enclosed in the box.

Building and painting tips

With the body it pays to spend time on the preparation, because every unevenness is visible on a smooth painted surface:

• wash the parts before painting, get rid of the grease from manufacture and let them dry
• cut the excess material and the traces of manufacture away with a sharp blade and sand with fine paper
• apply the paint in several thin coats, not in one thick one
• choose the thinner according to the directions of the maker of the paint, so that the paint does not attack the body

Who it is for

The kit is for modelers who build Japanese vehicles and like the angular shape of that time. Paints, glue and other accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.